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Facts and Events
Land Records
- Pg. 39, Warren County, TN; 8 Apr 1823: John Keef to Thomas Hopkins, 100 acres... John G. Blount's like... originally granted by the state to Isaac Taylor, Jr. Witnesses: Wm. Shields, Zachariah Isbell. Acknowledged by conveyor 14 Apr 1823; registered 14 Apr. 1824. [Ansearchin' News, Vol. 26, Number 4, Winter 1979]
Records in Tennessee
- page 39-40, A Deed of Conveyance from John Hunt to John Wallis for 120 acres. This indenture made 5 Sept. 1799 between John Hunt of Grainger Co., TN and John Wallis of Green Co., TN...$100 ...a parcel of land bounded in the aforesd Co. of Grainger lying in the Barrens between Can Creek and Powels R. including a Sinking Spring supposed to be the waters of Powels R...Wit: Walter Evins, John Keef... St. of TN, Grainger Co. May Term 1800 Registered Bk. D p.7 July LINCOLN CO., TN (LCT) PIONEERS -34- Vol. XIX No. 1 TNGenWeb
- 1801, Petition to change the Grainger County boundaries.
- ."to form that part of the County of Grainger that lies northwest of Clinch River into a sepperate & distinct county..•"
- Signers include: John Keef, Thomas Keef
- Ansearchin' News, Winter 1992
- 1806, Petition of citizens of Grainger and Claiborne Counties to change the road to Kentucky.
- To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Tennessee:
- We the undersigned Citizens of Grainger and Claiborne counties humbly represent that the Turnpike road leading to Kentucky crossing Clinch Mountain at the three stone gap can be much amended by turning to the left at,or near the house of Dawson Cheek on the north side of said Mountain . . . coming . . . present (?) Road at the town of Tazwell [sic], the ground over which the road would pass is much leveller, an excellent and safe ford in Clinch River, clear of rocks, & only one-half mile the furthest, by total measurement.
- Signers include: John Keef, Thomas Keef, Jr.
- Source: “Ansearchin'” News, Vol. 28, No. 2 (Summer, 1981), pg. 80.
- 1812 Warren County, TN Tax Lists, List returned by Christn. Shell, Esqr.
- 11.John Keefe
- 26 Ruben Keef
- 1812 Warren Co, Tennessee Tax List
- Warren County, TN Deeds: John Keef enters fifty acres of land in the County of Warren and State of Tennessee on the waters of Charles Creek Beg'n ana Red Oak on or near his East Boundary line runs north and east for complement & as to ___ a part of his field. July 3, 1824. B. Perkins.
- Warren County, TN Land Entry/Survey: Keef, John, Entry Date: 1826, Survey Date: 1829, Plat book 2, pg. 144, 91 acres, Entry #1265.
- Warren County, TN Land Entry/Survey: Keef, John, Entry Date: 1830, Survey Date: 1831, Plat book 2, pg. 218, 8 acres, Entry #3036.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geni.com: (not a reliable primary source).
- Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895.
Name: John Keep
Year: 1812
Residence: Warren, Tennessee
{[Image:John and Rueben Keef in 1812 Tax List Warren Co TN.jpg]]
- United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).
Name: John Heef [John Keef]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Warren, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 [b. bet. 1761-1770] - this is John Keef
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 [b. bet. 1771-1780] - likely John's wife
Free White Persons - Females - 80 thru 89: 1 [b. bet. 1741-1750] - likely John's mother
Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5
- United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).
Name: John Keeth [John Keef]
Gender: Male
Age: 83
Birth Year: abt 1767
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1850: Division 12, Cass, Georgia, USA
Line Number: 15
Dwelling Number: 1324
Family Number: 1341
Household Members Age
Jesse Keeth 36
Jane Keeth 36
Elizabeth Keeth 8
Marion Keeth 7
Rebecca Keeth 5
Margaret Keeth 3
Rachel Keeth 1
Reuben Keeth 72 - John's brother
John Keeth 83
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